Website Framework or Builder
Hey guys! So I'm an app maker and it has come time to build a website for my latest app! I was wondering what you guys recommend as the best way to put together a nice simple website. Should I find a website builder, or maybe use like a Twitter bootstrap? What's the best combination of flexibility for the future and ease of use now. I am somewhat comfortable with HTML and JS, but definitely not my expertise.
Thank!
ps. does maker log have a slack channel? That'd be fun!
Depends on what you're up to.
- if you want it fast, take a website builder. (https://carrd.co/)
- if you want it flexible, take a framework. (https://getbootstrap.com/)
- if you want to be independent, flexible, future-proof, quick to add extensions, and you want to do a saas / shop later, take a cms (drupal, wordpress, quiqqer)
Just my 2 cents
//edit you just want to present an app? use carrd
Awesome guys, thanks for the feedback!!
I'm planning to start with a personal website, and then link out to an app website. Carrd looks great for the app website!
You can even start with a template and then customize it, like Cruip or a more dirty template which I made Makerlog App Landing
I highly recommend Bulma for a CSS Framework - it's super light weight but really useful. I couple that with VueJS in my projects, but it's not needed.
Bulma itself is pure CSS, there is no JS component (unlike Bootstrap).
We are currently using http://Tilda.cc to create our Studio website (http://TheStudio.io)
You could also try Squarespace as well.
In the future there may be an easy way to create a design with Figma and then use Webflow to quickly create a site.
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